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Court officers co-ordinate the administrative and procedural functions of federal, provincial and territorial courts, such as scheduling trials and overseeing the maintenance of court records. Justices of the peace administer oaths, issue subpoenas, summonses and warrants and perform other court-related duties such as conducting bail hearings. They are employed by federal and provincial courts.

Co-ordinate administrative services and establish work priorities for court staff

Schedule court trials and arrange pre-trial conferences and hearings

Call courts of law to order, read charges and take pleas from defendants

Record court commencement, trial proceedings and judgements

Collect and record sheriff fees, transcription fees and other court administrative and services fees

Oversee the maintenance of judicial court records

Assist in preparing annual budgets

May be justices of the peace.

Justices of the peace perform some or all of the following duties:

Issue subpoenas, summonses and warrants, including search warrants

Receive affidavits, declarations and affirmations

Administer oaths

Conduct bail hearings

Release defendants on judges' orders and explain rights and obligations

Hear evidence at trials on summary conviction offences and may preside over trials of criminal offences at the discretion of the chief judge of the jurisdiction or as provided for in federal, provincial or territorial statutes

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Information on the 3-Year Employment Outlooks for certain occupational groupings is not currently available on Job Bank. Until the completion of the analysis based on the 2011 National Occupational Classification is complete in December 2016, please consult the Open Data website or contact the Labour Market Information Division ( NC-LMI-IMT-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca ) to obtain further information for occupations for which outlooks are not currently available.